bind oneself
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Now it does not seem unlawful to bind oneself to an obligation of the natural law.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Its root is that of the verb "rotisya," to bind oneself by an oath; and it is generally admitted to be only another form of "rota," which now signifies a "regimental company."
From The Prince by Machiavelli, Niccolò
One thing would be terrible," said he: "to bind oneself forever to a suffering man.
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
To hold material things either in community or severalty was in either case to bind oneself to the evil principle.
From Mediaeval Socialism by Jarrett, Bede
But it is not policy to bind oneself too closely to detail.
From Idle Ideas in 1905 by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)